Book review: Bailey, S. (2025) Academic writing: a handbook for international students. 6th edn. Abingdon: Routledge.

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https://doi.org/10.47408/jldhe.vi38.1826

Keywords:

learning development, academic writing, international students, using sources

Author Biography

Ben Windle, Manchester Metropolitan University

Ben Windle is an Academic and Study Skills Tutor at Manchester Metropolitan University, with over 15 years’ experience working in English for Academic Purposes and Learning Development. He holds a master’s degree in Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching and is particularly interested in vocabulary acquisition, assessment, and active learning in higher education.

References

Alexander, O. (2020) ‘Paraphrasing and summarising – escaping the prison of sources’, EAP Essentials, 10 March. Available at: https://eap-essentials.com/2020/03/10/paraphrasing-summarising (Accessed: 29 October 2025).

Bodin-Galvez, J. (2019) ‘Interdisciplinary EAP: moving beyond aporetic English for general academic purposes’, The Language Scholar, 30 April. Available at: https://languagescholar.leeds.ac.uk/interdisciplinary-eap-moving-beyond-aporetic-english-for-general-academic-purposes (Accessed: 30 October 2025).

HESA (2025) Higher Education Student Statistics: UK, 2023/24 – Where students come from and go to study. Available at: https://www.hesa.ac.uk/news/20-03-2025/sb271-higher-education-student-statistics/location (Accessed: 30 October 2025).

Sun, Q., and Soden, B. (2022) ‘The representation of source use in academic writing textbooks’, ELT Journal, 76(4), pp.497-507. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1093/elt/ccab058

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11-12-2025

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Windle, B. (2025). Book review: Bailey, S. (2025) Academic writing: a handbook for international students. 6th edn. Abingdon: Routledge. Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, (38). https://doi.org/10.47408/jldhe.vi38.1826

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No. 38 (2025)

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